Philosophy of Mathematics - Brossura

Linnebo, Ystein

Brossura

ISBN 10: 069120229X ISBN 13: 9780691202297

Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 2020

Riassunto

A sophisticated, original introduction to the philosophy of mathematics from one of its leading thinkers

Mathematics is a model of precision and objectivity, but it appears distinct from the empirical sciences because it seems to deliver nonexperiential knowledge of a nonphysical reality of numbers, sets, and functions. How can these two aspects of mathematics be reconciled? This concise book provides a systematic, accessible introduction to the field that is trying to answer that question: the philosophy of mathematics. Øystein Linnebo, one of the world's leading scholars on the subject, introduces all of the classical approaches to the field as well as more specialized issues, including mathematical intuition, potential infinity, and the search for new mathematical axioms. Sophisticated but clear and approachable, this is an essential book for all students and teachers of philosophy and of mathematics.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Øystein Linnebo is professor of philosophy at the University of Oslo. He is the author of Thin Objects: An Abstractionist Account and the coauthor (with Salvatore Florio) of The Many and the One: A Philosophical Study.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Princeton Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2020
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 069120229X
• ISBN 13: 9780691202297
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 203
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile